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Heavy responsibilities for elder aunt among the Logooli

With Seenge Fonesi. She is the elder grand daughter of Isagi and elder daughter of Amugasya. She is often present in functions involving the family of Amugasya. Pic taken on 18/4/2024. The elder sister soon becomes the elder aunt. It is this “seenge munene” (elder aunt) tag that she is tied to many cultural responsibilities – back home. To her marital family she may appear as any other woman, but she is not so in the eyes of her people. Marriage does not steal her away as it would happen with other daughters of the old man. To her, as days go and the old man and woman of the estate are dependents, she becomes increasingly present.  Her brothers also need her for almost all traditional markings. They are marrying, she needs to welcome the new wife. They are giving birth, she needs to come to midwife or “bless” the new born. They are paying dowry she needs to lead the women delegate. There is a conflict she needs to come for a hearing.  And many others. Traditions does not expect her to
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Just before we started thumping our chests

Dr Sidika: There are things that I do i.e raising awareness on health and getting involved in community activities. I hardly know my house. My expertise is contributed in these community forums because I have an idea on how to eliminate some of the problems faced in our communities. The establishment of libraries is an example that will develop a reading culture and hence improvements in the learning/ education process. Members of this forum should strive to do the same in their localities. We need to identify premises and renovate them for Library units. I was happy to see/listen to the conversation of the tiny people at the Wangulu SCBO Library. Now I am to climb Mt. Kenya to raise funds for a professional center. Sidika

Erick Author: Totally with you hapo kwa libraries and a reading culture. 🤝🏾

Lung'afa: Books. Boooks. We have not set up any library yet. We have no books tafadhalini. S-CBO is not yet a library. It has empty shelves. Could we please  stock it then we get the credit? 

Thanks

Pat Ngoda: Tutaongea soon bro

Baba Ndanyi: @⁨Dr Sidika⁩ 
@⁨Lung'afa⁩ 
I want to pledge 2k for the Mt. Kenya climb, I have books to give to the library and a printer but they are in Nairobi, I will inform Patrick when I have them here

Dr Sidika: Thank you Mr. Ndanyi. Please text me the Mpesa code for accounting purposes when you do send. Yes we need books. I am trying to organize for that too. Sidika

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